Rob is the Founder and CEO of Lazy 8 Studios, headquartered in San Francisco, California.

His entry into the game industry is partly by accident. While finishing his Ph.D. at MIT, Rob spent two summers interning at Pixar and expected to return there after completing his degree. Other circumstances led him on the job hunt in Boston and he soon found himself at Demiurge Studios, where he fell in love with game design.

When he moved from Boston to San Francisco, Rob started his own company which found success in its flagship independent title Cogs. This has given his studio the freedom to pursue more risky creative ventures like their latest title, Extrasolar.